Optio 330 Picture Shoot Problems

hi all,

i'm having problems with my Optio 330 camera when trying to take a picture: i push the button, makes the focus and then does not want to take the picture. if i rotate the shoot mode button to another position sometimes takes the shoot sometimes it does not. this is also happening when i'm trying to record a movie.

anybody experienced this sort of problems? any help would be greatly appreciated.

thank you,
catalinn

In March 2004, I had the exact problem with the Optio 330 that I bought 3 years ago in HK. I took it to a authorized repair shop. It cost me about 100 USD to fix. My Optio has failed again 2 months ago (after using it for taking no more than 500 photos). The problem this time is different. It would simply refuse to turn on when in picture mode. It only turns on in browse mode. The reapir shops says it will cost about $120-150 USD to fix. I have decided not to. And purchased the Optio S40 2 months ago.
My advise: Don't fix it. If you do, be prepare for another repair in a few months. It's not worth it. Get another one with more features. I paid 320 USD for my new and smaller Optio S40 which came with a free 128M SD.